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FG reinstates enforcement to mitigate surge in COVID-19 cases FG reinstates enforcement to mitigate surge in COVID-19 cases
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The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has reinstated enforcement of Health Protection Regulations to mitigate the risk of a spike in new cases of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
In a statement emanated from the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 under the office of Secretary to Government of the Federation indicated that there are strong concerns about the non-compliance to public health and social measures contained in the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulation 2021.
This is specifically on the level of adherence to the use of facemasks, physical distancing, temperature checks in public places, hand washing and limitations placed on large gatherings remain very poor. In some areas and instance, non-existent.
Beware the second wave
The vaccination rollout has to be accelerated and controls tightened at ports of entry
India needs to further tighten its act on Covid management. Close to 200 cases have been reported of the UK strain, while the South African and Brazilian variants have also begun to show up. Meanwhile, Maharashtra has reported an increase in cases in recent days, with the daily count at 3,600 cases against about 2,500 in the last week of January. In Kerala, Covid still rages with close to 5,000 cases being recorded daily. The two States account for 75 per cent of daily new infections, even as the curve has been flattened elsewhere. To contain the spread to other States, an RT-PCR negative report for those crossing borders of these States should be insisted upon along with home quarantine for a week. It would be a pity if months of collective restraint and state-induced discipline were to be negated by avoidable complacency.